Describes how French botanist Jules-Émile Planchon, aided by American entomologist Charles Valentine Riley, came up with a solution to a devastating plague of aphids that nearly destroyed the French wine industry
Originally published: Phylloxera. London : HarperCollins Publishers, 2004
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-306) and index
Describes how French botanist Jules-Emile Planchon, aided by American entomologist Charles Valentine Riley, came up with a solution to a devastating plague of aphids that nearly destroyed the French wine industry
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